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The road to Hakha, in remote Chin State in western Myanmar, is not an easy one to travel at the best of times. Even without landslides and rains, it takes between seven and eight hours to drive. Now it often takes longer as sections are still blocked by mud and stones following landslides caused by the...

Babu Ram Fyuba joined OCHA Nepal as a District Coordination Officer in June 2015 to support the earthquake response in Dhading district from the Gorkha humanitarian hub. Since the field hubs phased-out in September, Babu Ram has been working with NGO partner ACTED as a District Liaison Manager...

Yemen’s Abyan and Ay Bayda governorates are bracing themselves, as Cyclone Megh is expected to make landfall on 10 November. Cyclone Megh is estimated to be more powerful than Cyclone Chapala, which hit Yemen last week, killing eight people, injuring 65 and displacing over 6,500 families.
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Some 126 people have been reported dead in Afghanistan and 272 in Pakistan following a 7.5 magnitude earthquake that struck both countries on 26 October. Nearly 80,000 people are in need of assistance in Afghanistan and thus far, the Government and agencies have distributed food, shelter and non-food items...

The death toll is mounting after a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck Badakshan Province in northeastern Afghanistan today, also affecting a large area of Pakistan. The United Nations and its humanitarian partners are ready to support the Government’s relief efforts, as needed.